Question 1

Highlight and discuss the problems,mistakes,and structural weaknesses noted by the Office of the Correctional Investigator surrounding deaths in custody,serious assaults,and self-harming incidents during 2011-12.

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Question 2

In Martineau v.Matsqui Inmate Disciplinary Board,the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that correctional officials do not have to act fairly when making disciplinary decisions.

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In Martineau v. Matsqui Inmate Disciplinary Board, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that correctional officials do have to act fairly when making disciplinary decisions. The ruling established the principle of natural justice and the right of prisoners to a fair hearing before any disciplinary action is taken against them.

Question 3

Explain the classification system,including a detailed account of the differences between each level.

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Question 4

What changes occurred in terms of prisoners' rights after the enactment of the Charter? Discuss the "hands-off" doctrine to compare and contrast the treatment of prisoners before and after the Charter.Examine one case where Charter rights were put into place in the treatment of prisoners.

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Question 5

What kind of system of prison did the Kingston prison reflect? How does this system still apply to today's correctional facilities? Also examine the consequences of this system by providing statistics on today's adult correctional population.

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Question 6

What are the various forms of inmate violence? How does inmate violence differ when gender is controlled for?

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Question 7

The "hands-off" doctrine allowed correctional officials to develop their own policies with little or no outside interference.

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The "hands-off" doctrine was a legal principle that allowed correctional officials to develop their own policies without much interference from the courts.

Question 8

What are the key components of a total institution? How does the inmate society fit into this?

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Question 9

Discuss the story of Ashley Smith.Highlight what you believe went wrong and what you think could have been done differently.

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Question 10

Highlight and discuss two of the four specific actions the CSC has developed surrounding suicides in prison.

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Question 11

Discuss the concerns of Howard Sapers regarding overcrowding as highlighted in his 2010-11 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator.

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Question 12

What were some of the concerns raised by the Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women,and what were the consequences of this task force?

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Question 13

Discuss how female inmates experience prison and how the pains of imprisonment differ from those for male inmates.

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Quiz 12: Corrections in Canada